Thom Loverro: The gang's all here

The end of the year approaches, as does - based on the calendar of your convenience - the end of the decade. These are times when lists are compiled to remember the good times and the bad, the stars and the stiffs, over the first decade of the 21st century.

Such reflection should normally bring a smile to the faces of sports fans. For Redskins fans, though, a look back at the team's all-decade squad might prove a little startling. It's not exactly a conga line to Canton, as if fans needed to be reminded how mediocre the franchise has been in the 2000s.

Griffin is easily ahead of Haynesworth at DT. Haynesworth is a beast when he is on the field, but the 10 or so games he's played don't compare to the 6 seasons for Griff, particularly the first couple of years when he was our defensive MVP.